Mess#Germany

As the officers' mess, in the German military jargon without joint -s also the officers' mess, the officers' clubs and messes the military are called in which the dining and lounge rooms of the management staff to operate. In addition to the premises for the officer corps there for the non-commissioned officers, the sergeant or corporal homes fairs sometimes referred to as a sergeant casino.

Basics

The officers' mess or officer is a home care facility to the staff except the only officers and comparable state employees and guests have access.

Mass is originally the dining room on ships, casino in Italian tradition a good canteen. Due to the British tradition of officer clubs, the two terms of dining and recreation space coincide in German.

The officers' home has a canteen area also usually still read or TV rooms. For large sites sometimes Gîtes or Guest Rooms are available.

The orderlies ( operation) is usually provided by soldiers cleaning the kitchen is occasionally transmitted and civilian employees. Depending on the size of the officer corps have any full (civil ) Managing Director and / or chefs are hired.

Since the access is in principle limited only to the " authorized individuals " often includes civilian sessions or lectures to the exceptions. Similarly, civilian / military celebrations, weddings, farewell parties or balls frequent events.

National

Germany

In the Bundeswehr these facilities are referred to as officers' clubs ( without joints -S), in the GDR the joints -S was used. Colloquially they are called by soldiers often ( incorrectly ) to the sponsoring organization OHG ( Officers Association). Access only officers, comparable civilian officials and employees of the federal and state governments (eg police ) and their guests. Similar facilities are also available for the grades of non-commissioned officers ( NCO Home / sergeant Home Society UHG ) and the teams ( team home ), often operated here by a tenant present.

The prices for food and drinks are very cheap, as the officers of a site join together for the purpose of management to a civil society non-profit and hardly civilian personnel is hired. In some Officers societies is therefore waived membership fees.

For cost reasons, officers' clubs are often merged with the local sergeant homes or at least equipped with a common kitchen in the last years.

At the German navy facilities are called with the same function wardroom.

Other forces

In the British and Dutch armed forces they are also referred to as fair. The soldiers working there in the service are called pantry.

In Austria, the waiters are called orderly. They are usually recruits or privates who serve the six months continuous military service. The officers, NCOs, and lots recruits each have separate premises. For the officers and guests can visit the officers 'mess, also called " Casino ", for non-commissioned officers, the sergeant fair, also abbreviated as fair, and for the recruits and batches, there is the Soldiers' Home, colloquially "Sold home " means.

In the French army the officers' clubs are normally " mixte cercle " to one with the care facilities of the officers connected.